The New American

ATF Boss Threatened with Contempt Charge

As a congressional investigation of the Obama administration’s “Project Gunrunner” scandal proceeds, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif., picture, left) is threatening ATF Acting Director...

Alex Newman April 27, 2011

High Gas Prices Set to Cause Double Dip in Economy

Bob Adelmann April 27, 2011

"I'm sure the rising cost of energy is bothering the market," said Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at D. A. Davidson & Company last...

Authoritarianism by Anecdote

Becky Akers April 27, 2011

In our post-Constitutional police-state, rulers often pass laws and regulations according to the following formula: someone suffers, whether from a genuine tragedy or...

Smugglers as Heroes

Walter E. Williams April 27, 2011

Smugglers are heroes of sorts. The essence of what a smuggler offers is: "Government tyrants want to either prevent or interfere with peaceable...

Ron Paul Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee

Thomas R. Eddlem April 27, 2011

Republican Representative Ron Paul announced April 26 that he had formed an "official Exploratory Committee to assess his options for the 2012 Presidential campaign"...

Might Belgium Split in Two?

Bruce Walker April 26, 2011

Europe is in a long meltdown. The financial crisis is getting a great deal of the attention connected with this meltdown. Greece, Portugal,...

The Donald Can be Obama’s Trump Card

Thomas Sowell April 26, 2011

The boomlet for Donald Trump as a Republican nominee for President of the United States ought to be a wake-up call for Republican...

The GOP Congress Spendthrift Conservatism

Thomas R. Eddlem April 26, 2011

Remember a conservatism that included the principles of balanced budgets and spending cuts? No longer. The new conservatism in vogue inside the Washington,...

New Kansas Law Requires Proof of Citizenship for Voters

Raven Clabough April 26, 2011

Last week, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (left) signed into law a measure that will require Kansas voters to present photo IDs at the...

Pollsters Claim Californians Want More Taxes

Bruce Walker April 26, 2011

Californians want to be taxed more — at least according to a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll. Governor Jerry Brown (left) has been...

Tea Party About to Give Obama a Second Term

Bob Adelmann April 26, 2011

The McClatchy-Marist Poll, which was released last Monday, revealed that those calling themselves Tea Partiers have little interest in doing anything substantial about slashing...